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World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 21, 2017
Division in Spain
Political unrest and conflict between Catalonia and Spain have increased in the recent weeks. There is a referendum in Catalonia scheduled to take place on October 1st, that will likely..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 21, 2017
The Kenyan elections
The Supreme Court in Kenya has laid out the reasons on why it declared the elections held on August 8th, null and void. The court accepted the petitioner’s claim that the election..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 21, 2017
Cryptocurrency war?
John McAfee, anti-virus software giant and a proponent of cryptocurrency, has said that there is going to be war between sovereign nations and cryptocurrencies in the immediate future..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 21, 2017
Rouhani critical of Trump
Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran harshly criticized US President Donald Trump and the US during his address to the UN General Assembly. Rouhani seemingly referred to..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
Trump’s first UN address
US President Donald Trump addressed the world during the United Nations General Assembly, held in New York. The President spoke about “totally destroying” North Korea and harshly..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
US military base in Israel
The United States has opened its first ever permanent military facility in Israel. The new facility has been called a “base within a base.” Israel and the US are staunch allies. Israel plays..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
Another earthquake in Mexico
Mexico has been hit by yet another powerful earthquake this month. The latest quake has resulted in the deaths of at least 224 people. It has been measured at a magnitude of..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
What China wants
China continues being one of the most powerful allies of the North Korean regime. However, the nation would not want North Korea to be a nuclear state. Here’s why..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
World running out of antibiotics?
According to a new report by the World Health Organization, the world is running out of antibiotics that effectively combat a number of serious health conditions..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
Macron vs Trump
French President Emanuel Macron provided a pointed criticism against US President Donald Trump by speaking in favor of the Iran Nuclear deal during his inaugural address at the..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 20, 2017
Implications of the Tata-Thyssenkrupp merger
Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge their European operations. The new company would be Europe’s second largest producer..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
North Korea’s options
Will an oil embargo on North Korea successfully be able to curb the nation’s unchecked nuclear activity? Perhaps the solution to its survival could be found in Nazi Germany..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
Hurricane Maria on a warpath
Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 hurricane, has caused widespread devastation in Dominica. Is climate change to blame for the hurricanes hitting the Caribbean and US territories? ..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
Manafort indictment
Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for US President Donald Trump is most likely to be indicted. US investigators have reportedly wiretapped Manafort and have also informed..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
The changing Middle East
There is a growing camaraderie between Israel and a number of Sunni nations in the Gulf region. What does this mean for the future of Middle East? Israel is the world's only Jewish state..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
Criminal probe into Equifax
The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Equifax, one of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the country. The company disclosed a data breach..
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
One Palestine?
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah will visit the Gaza region to begin talks of reconciliation with the Hamas. The region has been the center of a civil war for close to..
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 19, 2017
China-India water dispute
Indian government has revealed that China has not shared key hydro-logical data regarding the Brahmaputra river during the monsoon season despite a prior agreement..
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Culture of Cruelty
Culture of cruelty is sweeping the world and it cuts across ideological as well as national borders. In India last week, the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a prominent journalist was..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 18, 2017
Sharif victorious
Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of the former Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif has won a key parliamentary seat in the by-elections. She has won the very seat that was vacated by..